[Offtopic] Microsoft's Flash

[victor rajewski]

And for the opensource freaks among us, an open source version called
moonlight (which works with linux) was thrown together in but 21 days:
http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/25/1427225

vik

On 8/3/07, stephen at melbpc.org.au <stephen at melbpc.org.au> wrote:
> <http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/07/26/Rich-media-reaches-Microsoft-
> developers_1.html?source=NLC-AD&cgd=2007-08-02>
>
> At Microsoft's MIX 07 conference, the keynote was mostly about Silverlight.
>
> What is Silverlight, and why should we care about it?
>
> <http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/why-compelling.aspx>
>
> Officially, Silverlight "is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in for
> delivering the next generation of .NET based media experiences and rich
> interactive applications for the Web."
>
> Microsoft claims: "Stunning vector-based graphics, media, text, animation,
> and overlays that enable seamless integration of graphics and effects
> into any existing Web application."
>
> >From the user's viewpoint, to enable Silverlight, you download and install
> a 1.4 MB plugin, and then you can view Silverlight content in IE, Firefox
> or Safari.
>
> >From a developer's viewpoint, once you have the tools installed, you
> instantiate Silverlight by including some JavaScript helper files from
> your HTML, and then you can display and script XAML files in your Web
> pages.
>
> Free Developer Tools: <http://www.microsoft.com/silverlight/tools.aspx>
>
> Microsoft cites four key benefits of Silverlight:
>
> 1. Compelling cross-platform user experiences
> 2. Flexible Programming Model with Collaboration Tools
> 3. High-quality media, low-cost delivery
> 4. Connected to data, servers, and services
>
> Two versions of Silverlight were announced Monday: the V1.0 beta, and the
> V1.1 Alpha.
>
> Again, why should we care? If you're a cynic, Silverlight just looks like
> Microsoft's answer to Flash.
>
> But if you like the idea of XAML-based display, or the idea of programming
> in managed code, then Silverlight offers a compelling model for
> programming the Web client.
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